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Originally Posted by Rubicant
I imagine so. Right now their 'stuff' takes up a ton of room. It's hard to relay to grandparents, but I wish they would buy less 'things' for the kids - they play with it for a bit, lose interest, and now it's just taking up space until we can figure out how long we should keep it to not offend before getting rid of it.
It seems so cold and calculating, but if they really want to spend x dollars on the kids, it would be so much more helpful to just sock it away in an investment account for them. Imagine having a huge lump sum of money when starting your career to have a down payment on a house or equivalent use - it would be a huge leg up.
You don't get the same instant gratification of seeing them react to the stuff you give them though...
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Ask them for receipts to take it back and put money in RESP. It’s awkward once but in my case it worked to cut down but not eliminate the amount of crap.